Autumn has Fled

The trees are empty and the air is past cool and into cold.  The garage heater is turning on regularly.  The loveliest spot in the house is the seat in front of the fire.  I'm enjoying the dark and the cold, so far.  Change is good; it calls attention to itself and I like that.  When it is dark, I turn on the candles and twinkle lights, and the fireplace.  It's cozy.  There is a tendency towards hibernation in winter that I've come to like.  There is no snow on the ground and the grass is still green so we've a way to go this winter.  We had snow flurries this past week.  Here's our first peek at snow.

Three of the kids and families are coming here for Thanksgiving!  I'm so excited to have family here.  Holidays are the hardest part of being in Idaho.  Jessica, Ben and Reed and families will all be here by Wednesday.  Reed and Dorothy will arrive tomorrow night! So I'll use the day to clean and bake.  I'm excited to spend some flesh time with them.  There are some fun holiday
things going on here and am hoping that the kids can enjoy some of them.

We've been giving lots of talks on pornography lately.  I think we finally have our message organized properly. We are getting some good responses to what we have to say.  I'm also enrolled in a course designed for kids who are into porn.  We meet very week to go through their program.  I'm hoping to learn more about what helps there are.  Since we will be involved with addiction for some time to come, it makes sense to keep learning about it.  Layne would like to be through with it all, but I think he is seeing that we can do some good.  Hopefully.

Our main floor furnace broke down today.  We are hoping that it can be easily fixed tomorrow.  It has been interesting to see how hard it is to keep warm in the house without the furnace.  We have kept the fireplace going and have stayed quite warm.  That is pretty good considering that it is in the 30s outside.  I'm so grateful for our comforts and luxuries.  We have an extraordinary way of life in this country.  I never want to take it for granted.